Watermelons
"Clients keep returning for our own brand Dumara watermelons"
2023-07-11 00:00
The Moroccan Dumara watermelon season is in full swing at Ibrahim Nieuwegein, a fruit and vegetable/meat wholesaler in the Netherlands. "We carry these under our own brand Lamyae. They're bright red and have excellent brix levels. Customers genuinely keep returning for this brand," Mohammed Arab
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Fruit and vegetable price trends in Italy as at 10 July
2023-07-11 00:00
Demand for watermelons is very strong with production coming into full swing. High and decidedly good quality also for melons with prices at historic highs. Good volumes for peaches and nectarines but demand is not the best, the same goes for plums.The entry of the new
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Floating wholesale markets in Mekong Delta in Vietnam
2023-07-11 00:00
In recent weeks, Enrico Turoni of the Italian company TR Turoni toured Vietnam. Among other things, he was impressed by the floating fruit and vegetable wholesale markets, which were more popular in the past and of which only a few remain. Here is his testimony.
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They may be difficult to transport, but traditional watermelons continue to have their important market share, despite changes in consumer purchasing habits.
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Watermelons from Northern and Western Morocco will be available soon
2023-07-11 00:00
After the end of the first half of the Moroccan watermelon season, with crops coming in from Zagora and other regions of southern Morocco, growers in Larache (north) and Gharb (west) are entering the market with imminent harvests.
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Seasonal fruit under the NFI lens
2023-07-11 00:00
The morning was subdued in terms of sales, probably a drop in turnout due to the holiday effect. For watermelons, we report a slight but not significant drop in price; for melons, we report a drop in price, especially on the retato, while the smooth keeps
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The Gavina watermelon commercial is on air
2023-07-11 00:00
Agricola Campidanese's Gavina watermelon campaign has begun (click here for more information).
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Skyrocketing prices for watermelons and melons
2023-07-11 00:00
According to BMTI's elaborations on the wholesale data recorded in the Rome wholesale market, which belongs to the ITALMERCATI network, the anomalous weather pattern that affected our country until the first half of June affected demand, production and prices of two
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BASF draws up roadmap to satisfy melon and watermelon consumers
2023-07-10 00:00
From 3 to 7 July, BASF held a new edition of its Melon and Watermelon Business Event for Experts at its research centre in Finca Lo Ruiz (La Palma, Region of Murcia). Under the title 'What's next?', the multinational, which operates in the horticultural seeds market
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Melons and watermelons: what will happen in the coming weeks?
2023-07-10 00:00
That the 2023 melon campaign would be characterised by a lower-than-average supply was expected by the industry's 'biggies' (click here to read more), but the prices that have been characterising the market since the beginning of June were certainly not predictable,
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The Fitó Melon Show arrives with 3 new features
2023-07-10 00:00
Semillas Fitó held its Melon Show in Campo de Cartagena. For two days, attendees were able to see a good part of its extensive melon and watermelon catalogue. A portfolio to which three new and interesting varieties have been added.
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Op Primo Sole fruit returns to Sonic Park
2023-07-06 00:00
Melons, mini watermelons, nectarines and Op Primo Sole extracts are ready to play a starring role at Sonic Park, the music festival to be held in the city of Matera and featuring artists of the calibre of Mika, Placebo, Lazza and Morandi, to name but a few.
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Murcia celebrates the Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days
2023-07-06 00:00
July kicks off with the celebration of the Melon & Watermelon Innovation Days. This is an event where the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimentation centers and farms in the Region of Murcia open their doors to professionals in the agricultural sector to show them their
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"Surprisingly stable qualities in Turkish watermelons"
2023-07-06 00:00
"We started the season for Turkish watermelons about three weeks ago," Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst GmbH informs us. "The season for Moroccan produce is now over. With the Spanish goods there are currently again considerable quality problems, which is why we have decided to fall back
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Spain, record prices for watermelons in discount stores
2023-07-06 00:00
The Spanish watermelon and melon campaign has been heavily marked by the weather events of recent months: first the drought then the storms. And the consequences are directly visible at the sales counters, where only fruit with prices well above average can be found. There
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Melon season suffers from inclement weather
2023-07-05 00:00
This year, Spanish melon and watermelon growers have been surprised by a drastic change in the season in just three weeks. Once again, the weather has played a key role in the production which, from May to the months of June and July, has gone from an oversupply of melons and watermelons to an over-supply of melons and watermelons.
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According to the Executive Director of the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB), Mark Arney, "the vast majority of watermelons imported by the US come from Mexico. In fact, the value of these imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars, while the value of watermelon imports is $393,465,266.00 million U.S. dollars.
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"In Austrian stores, conventional complements organic"
2023-07-05 00:00
With this nice weather, plenty of watermelons are being loaded in Southern Europe, destined for the northern countries. Fruitprint, a Dutch company that links retailers and distributors directly with organic growers worldwide, organizes watermelon sales from Greece, delivering most to Austrian
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Can Morocco compete in the market of round seedless watermelons?
2023-07-05 00:00
The overall majority of Moroccan watermelon growers produce seeded varieties, with large sizes reaching 8-12 and up to 30 kg per melon. This type of watermelon represents the bulk of Moroccan volumes, with over 99%, and this varietal choice has its advantages and limits. Obeida Mansour, CEO of
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"Lower watermelon quantities, but sizable enough to be sold in slices in supermarkets"
2023-07-04 00:00
Geofur started harvesting its almost 60 hectares of watermelons located between the Ostiglia (Mantua) and Melara (Rovigo) municipalities. The market is very receptive at the moment, also because quantities are not high.
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